This book is part of UNESCO's Urban Water Series that addresses fundamental issues related to the role of water in cities and the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources.

It details the result of a project of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme and presents UGROW, a complete and fully integrated modeling package for simulating urban water systems. As a decision-support tool for urban water management, it focuses on urban groundwater, but all other key urban water system elements are fully represented and seamlessly linked.

A CD-ROM containing a fully functional version of UGROW is included with the book.